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17-year-old motocross champion killed in crash
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This is very sad, we have lost 2 riders in the Northeast within the last few weeks… godspeed Mx Brother…..
Gone waaaay to soon. RIP young man and Condolences to all family and friends.
Very sad news😞 RIP young man. Prayers to his family and friends🙏
Really love this sport but this stuff seems to be happening far too frequently lately. I won’t pretend to know the answer but if we don’t figure out a solution it will be figured out for us.
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Are deaths getting more common in this sport? Or are we just hearing about it more because of social media?
Very sad news, he was well respected and well liked. RIP
I knew this young man and family. He was a great kid. Extremely tragic for everyone involved. This sport sucks sometimes. So many in this region are speechless. It's just a nightmare for the family. It has hit the NESC organization and track owners very hard. RIP Alex. You will not be forgotten
If anyone can share the gofundme for him I'd appreciate it. For some reason I can't link it.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-alex-mechachonis-family
THANK YOU!!!!!! 🙏
Happened at mx23 in Brookfield Ma. I was supposed to go that day but backed out last second. Heard the track owner is taking it hard. Not the first death at that track in recent years. Rip to Alex.
Good question. I don't know if there are reliable data that could answer that question. But we do know that bikes have gotten (much) more powerful and track obstacles have become higher/longer/faster. That has to be part of the answer.
I am not trying to be callous, but.....
That seems like the worst "area/region" for something like this to happen. It came across my YT feed, and I didnt pay attention to NE mx. Meanwhile that is a "media-heavy" region.
Awful for all involved. My condolences to the Family and Track Owner.
that newscasters lip situation is straight disrespectful. show looks like TMZ
Heartbreaking. Praying for that family
As the Japanese race back to the engineering department to see how they can make the sport even more deadly!!
Terrible news! 💔
How about you just put your head down, maybe you'll feel better.
Any idea where it happened on the track? There isn't too much there that is overly technical or inherently dangerous obstacle wise.
Pit Row
I’m not sure. I talked with one person who was there but they were off the track when it happened so didn’t see. They brought in a helicopter to transport him and had to clear a field down the street to land. Mx23 while a bit technical doesn’t have any big jumps I can think of this happening on.
Oh no. I ride 23 almost every other weekend during the summer. RIP Alex
I don’t know how you feel about children dieing while participating in motocross, I know it makes me sick to my stomach though…. it’s becoming more of an issue every year. The manufacturers, track owners and sanctioning bodies need to have a serious discussion with one another.
I don’t know the solution but I do know 100ft jumps, the suspension that allows you the confidence to do them “confidently” on a super mini and 80hp electric bikes isn’t a step in the right direction nor is it necessary to have close and exciting racing.
My son and I had this discussion on the way to the track on Friday and I firmly believe that the bikes with all their hp and capabilities have exceeded what the most fit human body can withstand in the event of an accident. We are built to take a certain amount of abuse as a human and be “ok” for the most part. (See other sports that take hits or sudden stops) but we have breeched the threshold where everything now is more severe it seems. Take Achilles injuries these last couple years for example. My opinion of course so feel free to pick it apart. Call me soft or whatever but I have had my fair share of accidents and surgeries and partial disabilities and still ride but stick behind my beliefs of where we are as a sport.
After all that.
Godspeed young man and my thoughts are with the family.
I was wondering this myself. I din't know if he lost control and hit a tree off track. So young, absolutely devastating
This is awful. I can’t even imagine having to go through this as the parents.
I didn’t know anyone who died as a kid and rarely knew people who had injuries that required helicopter rides or even surgery…I don’t know how much more frequent this type of thing is vs us just hearing about it with access to media but it is tragic and makes me second guess the sport every time
Prayers to his family, and everybody up in the northeast, nobody ever deserves to go through something even close to this
Alex raced with us at Winchester as well for a long time, raced with us a couple weekends ago and took two wins.
Great young man on and off the track.
Absolutely terrible to see this, it's heartbreaking and I cannot imagine the pain his family is feeling.
At yesterday's NESC race we ran a memorial site lap for Alex, RIP #55
This may be a hot take, and certainly is not aimed at this particular situation, but just what I have noticed. In recent years I have noticed a serious influx in riders riding over their heads. Now, I am looking for input on this from other viewpoints, but in my opinion I blame social media. Look at the trends... It started with photographers back in the day, now we have how many "media" guys at every single race? They solicit the riders, 100 bucks for a 60 second edit for your instagram page. Awesome! But what happens when the camera comes out? Usually the throttle gets twisted a little harder. Is this the end all be all reason for injuries? No, im not saying that. But, I do believe the desire to earn likes and social media attention is pushing our young riders to do things they arent completely comfortable with. Our problems in this sport are multi-faceted, and most of those problems arent going to change any time soon, but I just cant help but feel like the desire for social media fame is a driving force in these injuries. As parents, I believe we should be explaining the severity of what this sport could potentially bring to our families in terms of devastation. Ive had this talk at the dinner table, tears in my eyes in front of my family after Aiden Zing died. I made sure both of my boys knew without a shadow of doubt that no one is pushing them to ride out of their comfort zone. I also explained to them that sometimes accidents happen, and the consequences are irreversible. Just talk to your kids, let them know how this works and the potential hazards of the sport. Nothing in this world brings the joy of watching my kids succeed on a motocross track or in the woods, but if either of them wanted to walk away tomorrow I would 10000% support that.
This is a great point. If we expect our kids -- who, after all, haven't been on this planet that long -- to practice safe riding, even when riding and racing motocross bikes, a large part of it has to come from us. When my son was first starting to ride his 50, I endlessly reminded him that we ride for fun, and that going to the hospital is not fun. It didn't prevent every crash (or even a hospital visit -- that was not his fault), but I think it planted in his noggin the idea that he is principally responsible for his well-being while on the bike. He's never gone to Lorettas, but he is a fast, strong, skilled rider and greatly enjoys riding/racing his dirt bike 20 years after his first Z50 ride.
You did it right! imagine being the fuck boy that disliked this comment. Bunch of clowns hiding in the shadows on this forum
RIP Youngman 😞
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